Serena Williams coach Patrick Muratoglu criticized the decision of the organizers of the US Open to give a wild card to Russian woman Maria Sharapova. His words lead Tennis World. "I do not think this sets the right message. It's as if I took something away from you, because you did something wrong, and then extended a helping hand. Do not need to help players who lost their rating due to positive doping tests. Do not help them quickly return to the top, "Muratoglu said.. At the same time, the expert noted that he has no personal dislike for Sharapova and would have expressed in a similar vein in relation to any other athlete. September 3, 30-year-old Sharapova lost to representative of Latvia Anastasia Sevastova in the match of the 4th round of the US Open and left the tournament. In the duel of the first round the Russian woman took the upper hand over the second racket of the world by Romanian Simone Halep. In late April 2017, Sharapova returned to tennis, after serving a 15-month suspension for the use of meldonia. She got into the main net of the US Open, having received a wild card.

Otherwise, the Russian would miss the tournament, since at the time of the competition started it was at the 146th position of the rating, and the right to participate in the US Open was given to the hundred of the best tennis players in the world. Serena Williams paused in performances due to the birth of a child. US Open takes place in New York from August 28 to September 9. The total prize fund of the competition is $ 50.4 million.

Original article: Coach Serena Williams criticized Sharapova's invitation to the US Open.